26 excellent routes covering a great variety of terrain; circling some of North Wales most beautiful lakes and reservoirs, crisscrossing its wide stretches of forest and mastering heights to glorious views. The routes are accompanied by informative sketch maps and illustrated by black and white photographs and entertaining cartoons. The author focused on the less populated areas of North Wales, aiming to lessen the impact on overused sites. And while adhering to the voluntary cycling ban on Snowdon, the guide shows us how to enjoy this great mountain. Ranging from 10 to 60 km in length, some over flat ground, some with murderous hills, there are routes for the family and the super fit.
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The North Wales Guide is one of a series of 17 Ernest Press Mountain Bike Guides which covers most of the UK. All Ernest Press Guides are well researched to determine right of way. They include high quality sketches, photography and information regarding local interest and amenities. The routes are graded from Easy to Very Difficult.
The Ernest Press are award-winning, specialist publishers of mountaineering books including narratives, guides and novels, and mountain biking guides for the UK. We are a sponsor of the Bretton Hall Mountain Literature Festival. Four Ernest Press titles have won the Boardman Tasker Award, with three being shortlisted.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Rich A
The title is "North Wales - Mountain Bike Guide". The photo on the front shows a bloke riding a bike on a mountain trail. That's why I bought it. I wanted routes to ride my mountain bike on mountain trails in North Wales. The photo on the back and most of the photos inside show people riding mountain bikes on mountain trails. Whoopee!
D'oh. Of the 614.5 km of routes in this book, 424 km are on ROADS. That's of no use to me whatsoever.
In addition to the fact that the routes are no good, the map at the beginning of the book shows a little plan of North Wales with numbers where all the routes are. Unfortunately, several of the numbers bear no resemblance to the cycle route with the corresponding number. Anglesey is apparently halfway up Mt Snowdon!!! Finding the route you want is quite challenging.
This book is a waste of money.
D'oh. Of the 614.5 km of routes in this book, 424 km are on ROADS. That's of no use to me whatsoever.
In addition to the fact that the routes are no good, the map at the beginning of the book shows a little plan of North Wales with numbers where all the routes are. Unfortunately, several of the numbers bear no resemblance to the cycle route with the corresponding number. Anglesey is apparently halfway up Mt Snowdon!!! Finding the route you want is quite challenging.
This book is a waste of money.
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This book isn't really as bad as the other review makes out. Yes, the map is screwed up, but the table of contents is fine, and sorted by area. Yes, many routes include on road sections, but that is the nature of the area, and doesn't particularly bother me. The book is somewhat out of date: for example there is no Marin trail for Gwydyr Forest, and no routes for Coed-y-Brenin (both are briefly mentioned in an addendum at back of the book). The substantial introduction makes little or no mention of mountain-biking in general, or more specifically in the area, and is mostly taken up with how to read a map.
However, there aren't many MTB books specifically for this area. The only other books I know of (Bikefax Snowdonia and Bikefax North East Wales), which I also own, are either out of print and difficult to obtain for a reasonable price (Snowdonia), still out of date (though not as badly as this book, 2005 versus 1995 -- e.g. part of the route through Dinorwic quarry is now officially closed off, though it appears unofficially open, judging by the graffiti on no entry signs!), and which have their own problems anyway.
This book makes a good companion to the Bikefax books, given the lack of alternatives, as there isn't a great deal of overlap between this and the Bikefax books. Download free official maps for the Marin trail, Coed-y-Brenin, etc., online, or you can pick them up cheaply in tourist information centers in the area (there's a pack containing a whole set of routes for the area).
However, there aren't many MTB books specifically for this area. The only other books I know of (Bikefax Snowdonia and Bikefax North East Wales), which I also own, are either out of print and difficult to obtain for a reasonable price (Snowdonia), still out of date (though not as badly as this book, 2005 versus 1995 -- e.g. part of the route through Dinorwic quarry is now officially closed off, though it appears unofficially open, judging by the graffiti on no entry signs!), and which have their own problems anyway.
This book makes a good companion to the Bikefax books, given the lack of alternatives, as there isn't a great deal of overlap between this and the Bikefax books. Download free official maps for the Marin trail, Coed-y-Brenin, etc., online, or you can pick them up cheaply in tourist information centers in the area (there's a pack containing a whole set of routes for the area).
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